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Council reviews sign‑code amendment tied to proposed Walmart parcel; distance from residences questioned
Summary
Staff presented an amendment to sign rules for a freeway commercial parcel (proposed Walmart site); planners said the parcel is the only current FC3/I‑15 adjacency and a nearby councilor asked if a code minimum distance from residences could be added (Ardmore said he would ask the applicant/legal if comfortable).
Aaron Ardmore presented an ordinance amending Provo’s sign code for the freeway commercial and regional shopping center zones tied to a proposed commercial development near I‑15.
Ardmore said the FC3 (C‑3/regional) designation was intended to support regional draws and that allowing larger signage in this specific parcel would be consistent with that intent. A councilor asked how far the proposed sign would be from adjacent homes; Ardmore and staff said the nearest residential back lots are approximately 704 feet from the sign location shown in the packet.
A councilor asked whether the code could specify a minimum setback—suggesting 500 feet—from residential zones to ensure future signs would not be placed closer to houses. Ardmore said the parcel in question is the only one in the city with that specific adjacency today but acknowledged there is potential for future parcels to be rezoned; he said he would check whether the applicant and legal staff would accept an additional subsection setting a minimum distance from residential zones.
The transcript does not record a final council vote on the sign‑code amendment; staff said they would address the distance question in the forthcoming public hearing materials.
